Enzymes are proteins which act as a Biological Catalyst. A catalyst alters the rate of reaction without itself changes.
Background Knowledge:
Enzyme:
Enzymes are proteins which act as a Biological Catalyst. A catalyst alters the rate of reaction without itself changes.
Research indicates that enzymes combine with the molecules they act upon (called Substrates) to form an enzyme-substrate complex. The reaction that take place results in products from the original molecule, but leaves the enzyme unchanged.
Enzyme controlled reactions can be either:
- Anabolic – Building up larger molecules.
- Catabolic – breaking down large molecule into smaller molecules
Enzyme Reaction:
Enzymes are protein molecules which are usually longer than the substrate. This means that only a small part of the enzyme, called active site, comes into contact with the substrate.